Sr. Firmware Engineer

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Salary: $86,000 - $150,000 per year

A bit about us:

Leading product development, design, engineering, and manufacturing firm. We offer a unique suite of product design services with the expertise to deliver only the most effective solutions.

Why join us?

• Opportunity for growth and advancement
• Competitive compensation & benefits
• Collaborative work environment
• Stability
• 401 K match
• Paid time off
• Opportunity to work on new, interesting and exciting projects.

Job Details

Job Objective: The Senior Firmware Engineer is responsible for designing and developing software to meet client's expectations for development products. This includes system and modular design, software development, verification, and validation, as well as documenting the design and development in a manner that complies with the Quality System Procedures and Work Instructions.
This position requires minimal direction and is expected to handle multiple complex projects. The ideal candidate demonstrates a leadership role with others and provides technical leadership to the organization. They will mentor, train, and assist other members of their team in technically difficult situations.
Job Responsibilities:
Complies with Software Development Procedure and Coding Protocols per company standards.
Makes constructive suggestions for improvements to these standards.
Responsible for designing software for development projects that meet performance, safety and client expectations.
Satisfactorily meets client's requests and specifications.
Able to provide quality work, free of errors or waste; accomplishing organizational and departmental quality goals.
Interacts with clients and vendors (i.e. test labs, microprocessor application engineers, etc.), - both in-house and at client/vendor locations.
Assumes and fulfills job assignments while meeting schedules and milestones.
Participates in the quoting and risk assessment process by providing accurate and on time estimates for development projects.
Demonstrates task ownership for job assignments.
Sets priorities and engages in assignments, making good use of time and training.
Identifies factors needed to fulfill project duties and effectively communicates those needs to the appropriate person and project manager. (i.e. Protocol for communication to an external device.)
Sends updates on a routine basis to Development Team providing status on project milestones and estimated completion dates.
Maintain weekly loading/activity report.
Uses relevant skills and knowledge to fulfill the responsibilities for this role. Skilled in problem solving and seeks appropriate level of supervision in relation to job duties.
Contributes to the system design and development, working with the Design Team to evaluate alternate solutions.
Contributes to product and system level test plans for the verification/validation process as well as manufacturing test procedures.
Supports the Design Team in trouble-shooting system level problems on microprocessor-based products in using debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers etc.
Evaluates and suggests feasibility on assigned proposed projects.
Develops design plans and engineering specifications for the software portion of a product design.
Makes good use of time and can set priorities to meet organizational and departmental goals.
Mentors less experienced Software Engineer(s), assisting them with technical problems; training on correct design methods; sharing knowledge and encouraging job and skill growth.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and Skills
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering (or related field) or equivalent work-related experience.
At least five years of developing real-time embedded software is required.
Experience with driver level software development, Real-Time Operating Systems (e.g. Free-RTOS), and bare metal programming is required.
Knowledgeable in electronics hardware and the ability to read a schematic is preferred.
ARM processor, bootloaders, and application architecture experience.
Advanced working knowledge of principles, concepts, theories and/or practices of Software Engineering, (i.e., design, analysis of software systems, and code refactoring)
Experience with Linux and C/C++.
Experience developing software for medical devices is required.
Familiar with ISO 13485, IEC 60601-1 Clause 14, and IEC 62304 for software development is preferred.
Knowledge of software version control / defect tracking tools required (e.g. GITLab).
Advanced problem-solving, project management, data analysis, and critical thinking skills.
Sound ability to manage time, make quality decisions, manage, and measure work.
A self-starter able to multitask successfully.
Strong communication skills will be required with both domestic and global engineers (whose English is not their first language) and directly with customers.
Advanced understanding of hardware design.
Advanced ability to debug hardware and use hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc).

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